The NEW “300” workout – 100 x 1, 10 x 10, 1x 100 Do you remember the 2007 action movie “300” about the 300 Spartan warriors who fought to the death in the battle of Thermopylae? The actors were shredded and had, according to magazines and websites, followed the so-called “300 workout” seemingly consisting of…
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